
Motsepe Company Cleared in $195 Million Graphite Dispute
A Johannesburg court cleared Patrice Motsepe’s ARC in a $195 million graphite dispute with US-linked Pula, which now hinges on...
July 9, 2026From Nigeria’s oil and Mozambique’s and Tanzania’s gas to South Africa’s grid crisis and the solar boom spreading across the continent, energy is where Africa’s growth and its great-power bargaining both play out. The Rio Times covers the oil and LNG deals, refineries, power projects and the transition finance reshaping how the continent fuels itself – with an eye on the capital flows and parallels linking Africa to Latin America’s own energy story. This hub collects our Africa energy coverage for investors and analysts.

A Johannesburg court cleared Patrice Motsepe’s ARC in a $195 million graphite dispute with US-linked Pula, which now hinges on...
July 9, 2026
Nigeria’s first floating LNG plant signed a 15-year deal for 200 million cubic feet of gas a day from NNPC...
July 9, 2026
Dangote Kenya refinery confirmed: Lamu will host a 700,000-barrel-a-day plant costing up to $17 billion, with soil tests and engineering...
July 9, 2026
South Africa xenophobia turned a vigilante deadline into an exodus: 13,000 sent home in a fortnight, several dead, and five...
July 9, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief July 9: Morocco carries a continent's hopes into a World Cup quarter-final as Egypt fumes and Sudan's...
July 9, 2026
Tony Elumelu retires as UBA chairman on 21 August after 12 years; Emmanuel Nnorom, a 40-year finance veteran, takes over...
July 9, 2026
Ivory Coast development plan drew 47,820 billion CFA francs (about US$80 billion) in pledges on day one — over four...
July 9, 2026
ADNOC Distribution will buy Shell’s South African downstream business for about $1 billion — 580 stations and the end of...
July 9, 2026
Ethiopia budget hits a record 2.34 trillion birr ($14.6 billion) for 2026/27, up 21.3%, with tax revenue covering two-thirds of...
July 9, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds